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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1939-02-23, Page 1Love, the fulfilling- of the law— .Lord, send it, now :to -day That each and every human heart May live 'Thy loving way Heal all the wounds, !brought to mankind - 1 ea or i1 HURON CONTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER By sin's most selfish sway Why • should we live for greed, and slave Whom Thou didst die to free? Clean ,out •each corner of our hearts That we may live for Thee. —Lenten Prayer. WHOLE SERIES; VOL. 61, No. 8 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1939 Phone 84. $1 a year. FRESH FROZEN Salinon 12c LB. DR. POMELA GRAPE FRUIT JUICE 3 Tins 25c DERBY SOAP CHIPS— 5 lb. package 35c TIP TOP PIE CHERRIES— 2 Tins 25e HOME GROWN ONIONS - 10 lbs. 25c OUR OWN BLEND COFFEE— Freshly Ground .... 23c half' ib. `ROBIN'HOOD PACKAGE OATS 13c each CAMPBELL'S TOMATO JUICE 54 oz. Tin 21c ORANGES, 2 doz. 25c TEXAS ,GRAPE FRUIT 8 for AYLMER TOMATO SOUP 22 oz. Tin 2 for 25c AYLMER IRISH STEW 25c 25c lb. 25c 2 tins OLD CH•EESE with a nip CH•RISTIE'S 7" Assorted LAYER CAKE 25c Master's Hog Concentrate, $2.35 cwt. A. C. Routledge Phone 166* *!blue coal',;• THE SOLID FOEL FOR SOLID COMFORT E. L. BOX PHQNE 43 Northside United Church Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister .111 a.m. The Stranger in Stranger - hood. 2.30 p.m. Sunday School. 7 p.m. Faith's Final Verdict. ,7.45 p.m. Thurs., prayer -meeting. First Presbyterian Church Rev. Hugh jack, Minister. S. S. at 110 o'clock. 11 a.m., "'The Conditions of For- giveness." 7 pmt.."Religion as Friendship, Midweek meeting on Thursday at A n'rk ok. St. Thomas' Church Rector: Rev. Dr. Hurford. 1111 a,m. "Our Church Furniture: The Pews." 7 p.m. "Figures Around the 'Cross: Caiaphas." Sunday School at 10 a.m. Wednesday at '8 ,p.nt. "Christianity An Experience." Egmondville United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D. 10 a.m. Sunday .School. It a.m. "Who Is Jesus?" 7 p.m. "A Vision of God." HOSPITAL AID The regular meeting of the Hosp- ital Aad will 'be .held on Thursday, March 2nd at 3.30 p.m. in the Carn- egie Library. JAMES ARC!HI•BALD Mr. James Archibald, a resident of Seaforth for almost 'fifty years, died in Tuckersm•ith on Saturday, Feb. '118, following a fall about a 'week previ- ous. He was in 'his 85th year. Mr. Archibald was widely known as a' horse 'buyer for. many years. He was., born id) Tuakersmith, a son of 'the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Archibald. Following his .marriage to Miss Mary Megaw of Clanton 518 years ago,. he was a resident of Hibbert for a short time 'before going to 'Me'Killop near Leadbury. Later they moved to , the thud concession, Tuc'kersmith, and then to Egmondville and Seaforth where Mr. Archibald built the resid- ence now •owned by J. M. vI•cllillan.' Mrs. Archibald's death occurred in 1931. Surviving are two sons, Andrew of Peterborough, and Bert, principal, of 'Oakville Collegiate Institute, also three 'brothers, Andrew Archibald, Seaforth; Wm. R. Archibald, Tucker - smith, and John R: Archibald, Kitch- ener; a sister Miss Alice Archibald, predeceased him a year ago and an- other sister Mrs. Waite (Anna), of Hullett, in ;11897. A private funeral took place on Monday afternoon, Rev. Haigh jack of First. Presbyterian Church, officiat- ing. Interment 'took place in Maitland Bank 'Cemetery. The pallbearers were the three brothers; Andrew, Win. R. and John R. Archibald, and Thomas Archibald (McKillop), Robert Arch- ibald '(Seaforth) and Robert Archib- ald ,(Tuckersmith). MRS. F. TWISS BRANTFORD Mrs. Fred Twiss, a •former Sea - forth resident, passed away at Brant- ford Monday evening. Word of her death was received here by her sister- in-law, Mrs. Alex McGavin, who left on Tuesday for Brantford 'aocormpan- ied 'by Mrs. Ben Williams. Mrs. Twins ,was formerly Miss Lizzie Mc- Lennan of Bh'antford and prior to''her marriage was employed as a clerk in Mr. Harry Waildsarstore in Seaforth. Mr. and iyfrs. Twiss lived in Sea - forth until 19114, Mr. Twiss 'being em- ployed) with the Fbrniture factory. Since then they had resided in Brant- ford. leers. Twiss had been ?11 since Nast summer and since Christmas her condition had tbeen more serious. Besides her husband she is survived by one son, Dr. Donald Twiss of. Brantford, also by a 'brother, Mr. Greig McLennan, Brantford, CATHOLIC TAXPAYERS' ASSN. The regional division of the Cath- otic Taxpayers' Association of Ont- ario, for the riding of South Huron, met in the school hall at ,Seaforth on Tuesday, Feb. f4th. Three delegates •frotn each of the seven parishes in the riding, who were appointed at parochial meetings held Feb. bth, together with their pas- tors, were present. Regional direct- ors, consisting of a .president. vice president, secretary and treasurer were appointed. Plans for the presentation of your case for a just share of .public utili- ties and corporation taxes, which ` is our property by every right, were discussed. One 'delegate from each of the par- ishes were appointed to attend a Dio- cesan . meeting to 'be held in St. Peter's Hall, London, on Feb. 19th. In this way it is planted to join the different 'parishes of Catholics in the province, in a united effort to secure a just share of all public utilities and corporation taxes. — August Duch- arnte, secretary af• the Catholic Tax- payers' Association of •Ontario, for the 'riding of South Huron. ST. JAMES' C. Y. O. For the 'last nuntlber of years the C. Y.' O. has been successfully estab- lished throughout many centres and has been organized recently in St. James' parish, Seaforth. The basic •principles, purpose and objectives of the' organization remain 'standard for all the parishes, which includes the following activities, .spiritual, cultural, social and physical. These cover good reading, attending parish services, dramatics, literature, entertainments and outdobr activities. Meetings will be held once a month. The following officers were elected, Director of parish C. Y. 'O., Rev. T. P. Hussey; President, Frank Reyn- olds; vice .president, Isabel Flanni- gan; seoretary, Leo Hagan; treasurer, Mary O'Neil. Standing committees were appointed at an executive Meet- ing: Spiritual, I. 'O'Leary and D. Reg- ier; cull'tural, Art Devereaux, I. Flan- nigan and J. O'Neil. Social and physi- cal, 'J. Flannery, J. McIver, P. Ban- non, H. l?inkbeiner and Frank Phillips. - e .NORTHSIDE MRS. The regular w'ee'kly meeting of the Northside United Young People was held 'on Tuesday, Feb. 2lst. The meet- ing opened with community singing led by Mr. Sant Scott and was follow- ed by the minutes and roll call. Miss Winnifred Savauge then took charge• of the meeting' and hymn 914 was sung followed by prayer by Mr. Sam Scott. Wylda Ross took the Scripture les- son. A reading was given by Lois Mc - Gavin after which Miss R. Thomp- son .favoured' us with a delightful solo. The address of the evening was taken by Rev. Mr. Bremner and was greatly enjoyed :by all, the topic being on mis- sions—at home and a'b'road. Hyman 99 was then sung and the meeting closed. with the Mizpah benediction. To Mr. and Mrs. CO. J. Duncan We cannot see, we often question why God takes the staff on which OUT hopes rely, Or "justify' the ways of God to men." These mysteries are fa'r beyond ,aur ken, But we can trust that' by the path of pain, Some day His purposes shall be made plain. —H. ISABIEL GRAHAM. EUGENE DUNCAN. The death of Eugene Duncan oc- curred early Sunday morning and carne as a shock to the community. Eugene had not enjoyed robust !health since childhood, and about a week ago was taken ill. He had not been out ,since Thursday. Early Sun- day morning he was seized with a heart attack and succumbed. Born in Seaforth •twenty-six years ago he was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Duncan. After graduating from the Seaforth Collegiate Institute he continued his studies at St. Midi ael's 'College in Toronto and after completing then went into business with his Tither in the manufacture of shoes. Well ando p'ularlY kita wn he A I was an active member of St. James Catholic Church, the Holy Name •Soc iety and connected with all the young people's organizations. He was also a member of the Seaforth Highlanders Band and an accomplished violinist, having taken part in a number of mu- sicals in Stratford. 'Besides his par- ents he is survived by one brother, Basil, and two sisters, Mary Theresa, at home, and Rita, St. Joseph's Hosp- ital, London. There was a large attendance at t'he 'funeral of the late Eugene Wil- liam Duncan whioh took place at 9.30 Monday morning from St. James' Catholic Church where requ- iem high mass was celebrated by his cousin, Rev. Father Laverty, of Te- euntse4t, assisted by the former's bro ther, Bernard Laverty of St. Peter's seminary, London, as deacon, and Rev. T. P. Hussey. sub -deacon. Rev. Father McCardle of Parkhill was in the sanctuary. Members of the Holy Name ;Soc- iety formed a guard of honor at the entrance to the church and the Sea - forth Highlanders' Band formed a guard of 'honor following the service and preceded the funeral procession to the place of interment in St. James' Cemetery, playing Handel's "'Dead March in Saul." T. Sills sang the hymn 9Jesus •the Very Thought .of Thee." The ,pallbearers were Francis Dev- ereaux, Cyril Flannery, Arthur Dev- ereaux, Frank Reynolds, Ignatius O'Leary and Angus McLean. The ;,great number of spiritual bou- quets and (beautiful floral tributes tes- tified to the esteem in which the de- parted youth was held, among them 'being wreaths from the D company, Middlesex -Huron Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders' 'Band, Seaforth Collegi- ate Institute Board, Athletic Associa- tion, Duncan Shoe factory staff, Sea- forth .Curling Club, Seaforth Bowling Club, ,Scott Memorial Hospital Board, C company of Middlesex -Huron Reg- iment, Seaforth Lions Club, D'uclos and Payan Company, E. R. Lewis, Feather Company, Major and Mrs. T. W. W. • Morgan, Mayor and Mrs. J. J. Ciuff, Mr. and Mrs. John Beat- tie, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Barber, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Reid, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Keating, 'Martin Mickel'1, Julia F. Flannigan, D. H. Wilson and fanc- ily, Mary Flannigan, H. N. Lincoln, A. F. Cluff and family, J. W. Mode- land, M. McKellar, A. W. Dunlop staff, S. W. Whitby, Charles Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Whitesides and ,family, the Beckford, family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank •Carles, Mr. and Mrs. le Koch, Charles H. Annabel, the Phillips fam- ily, Miss Dunn, Miss Roulston, Miss Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wigg, Robert Pfrunter, Misses Kno'kles. Among those from a distance at- tending the `funeral were Rev. Father McCardie, Parkhill; Rev. Father La- verty, Tecumseh; Deacon 'B'ernard Laverty, St. Peter's Seminary, Lon- don; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Laverty, Mary, .Wilfred and Leonard Laverty, Mr. Andrew Duncan and. Misses 'Nellie and Kate Laverty, Stratford; Mrs. E. Beckford and Ted Beckford, Brampton; Mrs. Frank Waller' and Dunean Wailer, Brantford; John W. Duncan, London; Irwin Koch, Chas. Vetter, G. Kramp, Kitchener; Fred Lewis, Toronto. McKILLOP BOY A W'INiNER In twelve counties of Central and Western Ontario a soil fertility dem- onstration ,for junior farmers was con- ducted under the direction of the county agricultural representatives in 49318 and the awards were presented at a 'banquet at the Ontario Agricultural •College, Guelph, on, Friday evening, Feb. ld'th. Two Huron county young 'farmers were in the award class, R. J. McMillan, McKillop township, stand- ing third in a 'large class in mixed grain .competition, and Robert Glenn of Stanley fourth in field bean compe- tition. Mr. J. C. Shearer, agricultural rep- resentative, and the two successful young farriers' from Huron were pre- sent at the banquet. HURON OLD BOYS, TORONTO, HOLD' BRIDGE AND EUCHRE The annual euchre and bridge of. the above association was held in the Liberty 'ball room, Dundas St. West, Toronto, on Wednesday evening last and was an assured success in every particular. Liberty ballroom is an ideal spot for such entertainments,. be-, ing well equipped with all the newest .furnishin.gs and is easy df access. Some of those present were the following: Mr, H. M. Jackson, Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Belden, Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Ferguson, Mr. J. A. McLaren, Mr. E. Floody, Mr. R. S. Sheppard, M. T. G. Soole, Mr. W. A. Budhanan, Rev. R. C. McDermid, Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. MadVicar, Mr, and Mrs. Geo. R. Dane, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Dane, Mr. and Mrs. •W. A. Campbell, Dr. and Mrs, H, J. Hodgins, Dr. and. Mrs. By- ron Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. M. Scarlett, l'Ir. and Mrs. J. •Moon, Mr, and Mrs. B. H.'M'cCreath, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Pringle, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sprinks, Mr. and Mrs. E. J, B. Duncan, Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Love, Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Brad- win, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Morris, Mr. and: Mrs. 7. Scott; Mr. Lack Kennedy, Mr,. r. A L. Ggri� , g, Mrs, D. Thomson, Mrs. I H. Brown, Mrs H. B, Stowe, Mrs. Wickens, Mrs. DeLacey, Mrs. Woods, Mrs. Loney, Mrs. Beaman, Miss Ethel Glen, Miss Fannie Pater- son, Miss .R. Cameron, Miss E. E. Hamilton, Miss R. Proctor, Miss L. Beck, Miss E. McLaughlin, Miss L. McLaughlin, Miss J. Rutherford, Miss E. Taylor, and many others whose names could not be obtained, Notes. President Jackson has shown him- self to be a live wire presiding officer, and the great turnout on this occasion .can 'be attributed to his Herculean ef- forts. Leek Kennedy, Clinton 'Old Boy, carried off the first prize in euchre; and E. J. B. Duncan obtained the second prize. .. The Huron. Old Boys' Association is now 319 years old, being organized in January, 1900, with the following officers: Hon. President, W. D. Otter; President, John S. Willison; Secret- ary, E. Floody; Treasurer, Henry 13 eattie. Miss Edith Glen, Assistant Secret- ary, brought a good delegation froni Colborne township. Mr. A. G. Smith, Wingham 010 Boy, was in 'California on a business trip and could not be present. Mr. S. M. Wickens, sport's chair- man, was laid up with a severe cold, and was obliged to stay at home for the evening, and 'he was much missed. Mr. J. Bradwin, former editor of the BIyth Standard, told of the old days in Blyth, when Charles Hamil- ton was the live wire booster of the place. E. Floody told of the Centre Huron election in 118718, when a bunch of Tories from Tipperary, drove over to Benmiller and ran the Cartwright meeting with the celebrated "Joe Gibson' of Ingersoll as their speaker. Mrs. D. Thompson had charge of the refreshments and the "Eats" were excellent and that is saying some- thing. 'Miss E. O'Neil won the first prize in bridge over many competitors. The Dane brothers, George and D. W., brought a good crowd from Gor- rie and Wroxeter. Mrs. Wood, Wroxeter Old Girl. at- tended our functions for the first time (Continued on Page Five.) HOLD COMMVIENCEMENT Seaforth 'Collegiate Institute held its annual commencement on Thurs- day and Friday evenings .in the fine new auditorium. The attendance was Marge and the program for both even- ings was an outstanding success. School colors decorating the auditor- ium made a bright appearance. The new richly adorned stage curtain is a commendable feature. The proceeds of the commencements will be devoted towards its cost for several years, the Board having kindly financed the pur- chase. An operetta °'Aslc the Professor" was staged by the pupils. Mr. J. F. Daly, Chairman of the Seaforth •Col- legiate Board, conveyed greetings, and presentation'a diplomas and ,prizes took place.' Pickin's of Sport With "Gusto" Hockey Scores— O. H. A. Intermediate B. Seaforth 5, Clinton 4. Clinton 2, Tavistock 1•. Clinton'+5, Tavistock 2. Goderich 3, Mitchell 0. Mitchell defaulted two ,games' to Clinton. Playoffs: Goderich 4, Seaforth 3. junior Farmers: Dublin 5, Londesboro 2. Egmondville 4, Winthrop l:. Duncan Cup Beavers 7, Bruins 4. Aces 111, 4rgos 3. Bisons 2, Pears I, Americans 4, Athletics 4. Standings— O,H,A. Intermediate 13: Final Standing P Wi L T Clinton .. 116 '112 4 0 Seaforth 116 10 9 11 Tavistock.. 110 8 '5 3' Goderich . 116 510 11 Mitchell . . 116 .3 13 11 Junior Farmers: Londesboro.. Dublin Egmondville Kinburn Winthrop . Duncan C'up:: Final Standings Group A. PW .. '6 4 5 3 2 5 2 6 0 Athletics Americans Aces Argos Group B. Bisons .. .. Bruins .. .. Beavers .. .. Bears .. .. .. F A pts t 78 45 24 718 6513' 21 54 421 19 94. 73 11 5'5 107 5 L T pts 1 1 9 0 2 3 1 'S 2 'h 5 y 1 11 W L T pts ... 4 0 0 la 3 0 ,3 9 .... 3 4 01 4 0 9 11 11 v W L 'T pts 5 0 11 411 2 .3 '11 6 ..,,2 41 0` 4 9 4 0 4 The Seaforth Beavers tion their sixth straight game by defeating the Clinton Colts 'Set last Thursday night in Clinton, and it was one of the best games of the season. The game was very even on the play with the ex- ception of tite third stanza when the visitors played the colts off their feet by scoring three goals in succes- sion without a repeat from the locals until five minutes to go when "Tim- mer" McEwen came through. with the final goal of the :game. The scor- ers +for the visitors were Schraeder, G. Hildebrandt and Harris outstand- ing with three. The Clinton marks- men were R McEwen two and F. McEwen 'and Draper one apiece. With the O. H. A. intermediate B group 7 schedule over here is an All- Star team. list Team: Goal Stade, Seaforth Defence . .. Pearson, Tavistock Defence Hubert, Seaforth Centre Harris, Seaforth R. wing Leppert], Mitchell L, wing Streets, Clinton Manager .. J. Borman, •Goderich 2•nd Team: Goal Elliott, Clinton Defence Sills, Seaforth Defence McKay, Goderich 'Centre Rae, Tavistock R. wing Nee'b, Tavistock L. wing F. McEwen, Clinton Manager J. Walker, Seaforth In Junior Farmer games Saturday night Dublin crept ,up within one point of the leading Londesboro team Eby defeating them by a 5,2 score. At the end of the first period Dublin led, 2-1+ on goal by O'Connor and N. Mc- Quaid.. In the second period Staple- ton and Hanley scored for Dublin to put them three up, a but the third per- iod was evener on the play withGrey scoring for Londesboro and 'O'Reilly for Dublin. In the second game E'g- anond'ville defeated Winthrop by 4-1 in a faster game. John Flannery was the star of the game, scoring three goals in five minutes. Gemmell scor ed the other goal. Dale scored the only goal for Winthrop:: In ,group A of the • Duncan cup (Oontinued on Page Flu) EYE STRAIN is a Warning Signal Don't ignore it! To do so is to invite permanent eye trouble, and possibly other detrimental effects on your general health. . Come in now. Let us show you the new -type "Corectal" - Lenses. They will bring a refreshing feeling of comfort andrelief to your eyes. Try "Corectal." SAVAUGES Jeweller and Optometrist MRS. W. O. ,MORROW The following refers to Mrs. W. O. Morrow, former resident of Seaforth, whose death was mentioned last issue. The death of Bessie Luella O'Bryan, wife of W. O. Morrow, .principal of Stinson School, occurred at her home, 17 Balsam Ave. south, Hamilton, on Sueidav, Feb. 10th, Mrs. Morrow was born in Elgin County 419 years ago, daughter of the late Mr.'and Mrs. T. O'Bryan of Sutton. She taught school in St. Thomas for a number of years. Twenty years ago she was married to Mr, Morrow and bad resided in Ha- milton since. Mrs. Morrow was a great worker in church attd Sunday School of St. Giles :United Church, being superintendent of the juvenile Sunday school. Servivi"g are her hus- band, one son Hugh, a daughter Jean of Hamilton; a sister, Mrs. G. B. Wardle of Belmont, two 'brothers, Gordon and Clyde 'O'Bryan, Aylmer. The +funeral service was held in Hamilton on Wednesday, Feb. 11.5 h at 113:115 p.m., then proceeded to Aylmer where service was held at 4: p.m. in- terment taking place he Aylmer cem- etery. Following attended the Mune- ral from Seaforth, Mr. and Mrs. gob," ert Wright, Mrs. Earl Ross, Mr. Wm Wright Jr., Mr. and Mrs, W. Eyre, and Mrs. C. Eyre, Mr, and Mrs. R. McMichael, Mr. Henderson Smith, Mr. Joe Dorsey, lir, Robt, McKenzie. MRS. 'REBECCA KELLY The death occurred in 'Scott Mem- orial Hospital on Tuesday morning- after orningafter an illness of several weeks of, Mrs. Rebecca Kelly, highly esteemed resident and widow of the late John Kelly in her 75th year. Mrs. Kelly was 'born in Grey Township, being a daughter of the ,late Patrick Blake, of the 1141th concession, one of the pion ecre of Huron county. She was a wo- man of fine qualities and a devoted tnember of St. James' Catholic Church. After her marriage to Mr, Kelly she lived in Minnesota and e,33 years ago came to live in Seaforth. Mr. Kelly predeceased her a n,unrber of years ago. Mrs. Kelly was very patriotic, three of her sons were overseas, two in the Canadian army and one with the American.forces, and during the war she was untiring in her work for the Red Cross. Surviving are four sons, John C. Kelly. postmaster of Windsor, . Vin- cent G. Kelly of New .York, Enimett E. Kelly of London and Joseph B. Kelly of Detroit; also two brothers and a sister.: Mrs. Catharine Barry and Wo,. P. Blake of Minneapolis and Frank J. Blake of Hammond, In- dianna. The funeral took place from Walk- er's Funeral Home ` on Thursday morning, Feb. 23, at 9.30 o'clock, to St. (James' Church, where requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. T. P. Hussey. Interment took place in St. James' Cemetery. The pallbear- ers were C. P. Sills,' J. M. McMillan, Ross ]J., Sproat, Gen. • 0, Ferguson;• J E. Keating and el. F. Daly. DIES IN TORONTO Mr. Campbell Sutherland of Tuck- ersmith received word of the death of his mother, Mrs. D. F. Sutherland, who, passed away in Toronto an Thursday last. Mrs. Sutherland was formerly Miss Ellen Henderson and she lived for a'number of years in Winthrop with her sister, Mies Mar- garet Henderson. She was over eiehiy years of age. The funeral 'took place on Saturday on the arrival of the 111.30 train, interment being in • .Maitlande bank cemetery. 1., ..•. ..,..:.lbs. . ..,.